The New Scene

Keith sits down with Don Devore to discuss growing up in Philadelphia, early music influences, the recent Frail reunion, their discography reissue, how Don updated his guitar parts for the reunion shows, the band's history and unique ideology and their initial breakup. We also discuss Don's first band with Sean McCabe: Mandela Strikeforce, how this band evolved into Ink & Dagger, the meticulou...

The New Scene - Episode 269: Luke Garro of Piebald + Artist Spotlight: The Phantom Eye Keith sits down with Luke Garro to discuss growing up in Connecticut, being inspired by the local scene, Luke's early days in music and how Luke joined Fastbreak by spontaneously jumping on the kit at one of their shows. We also discuss the history of Fastbreak, signing with Big Wheel Recreation, their recent re...

Grady Allen returns to the show and we discuss the rise of Anxious after the release of their debut LP "Little Green House", balancing life inside and outside of the band while Grady worked to complete his college education and the positive and negative effects the hardcore scene has had on his life. We also discuss the upcoming Anxious LP "Bambi", recording with Brett Romnes, the themes behind th...

Keith meets individually with Mike Ricketts and Chuck French of Planes Mistaken For Stars to discuss their personal history and trajectory with music as well as the story of Planes Mistaken For Stars. We cover the band's history as well as the making of their most recent LP "Do You Still Love Me?". Planes' front man and guitar player Gared O'Donnell was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer dur...

Keith sits down with Einar Selvik to discuss growing up in Osterøy, Norway, early music influences and becoming obsessed with the drums at an early age, joining Gorgoroth and recording their 2003 LP "Twilight of the Idols" while carrying future visions of what would become his future project Wardruna. We also discuss the history of Wardruna, the earliest recordings which date back to 2002, how Ein...

Keith sits down with Bryan Torres to discuss growing up in La Puente, California, how his cousin saved him from life in a gang and turned him onto music, early hip hop and garage rock influences and the formation and early days of Death Lens. We also discuss how Bryan left behind his full time job and decided to take on music full time, the evolution of Death Lens, the changes the band made intern...

Keith sits down with Aaron Bedard to discuss growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, how Aaron became interested in music by way of the Dead Kennedys and Sex Pistols, discovering the hardcore scene by seeing Black Flag, Circle Jerks and other bands, and joining his first band at 16 years old. We also discuss the formation of Bane, the early days of the band, Aaron's vocal influences, a look into t...

Keith sits down with Brendan Murphy to discuss building gaming PC's, adjusting to life in sobriety, the arduous task of beating Elden Ring, Counterparts' recent surprise drop of the "Heaven Let Them Die" EP and the making of the record, END, the history of the band, the creative process behind their latest LP "The Sin of Human Frailty", if "Necessary Death" has the best modern breakdown, navigatin...

Keith sits down with Jesse Leach  to discuss growing up across the country and settling in Providence RI, discovering the local scene, early music influences including Dropdead, Bloodlet and Threadbare, Jesse's early work in music and personal experiences that informed his outlook and creative process. We also discuss Killswitch Engage , their recent tour of Australia and New Zealand with Iron Mai...

Keith shares his top records of 2024 and meets with Ryan Savitski of One Step Closer to discuss The New Scene's favorite record of 2024: "All You Embrace".

Keith sits down with Dave Grossman to discuss his career teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Rosetta, the band's history, touring China and Russia, the arduous process of recording their 2013 LP "The Anaesthete" and how the record changed things for the band moving forward, Dave's new band New Miserable Experience, their 2024 LP "Absent Lovers", the band's creative process, what's coming up for Rosetta...

Keith sits down with Mike Cunniff to discuss growing up in Blackpool UK, making friends in his hometown that would become Boston Manor, the intense creative process behind their 2024 LP "Sundiver", how Mike revisited past music influences and incorporated them into the record as well as their 2022 LP "Datura", living a split life as a scientist and musician before fully committing to the band, how...

Keith sits down with Jared Cortland to discuss growing up in Santa Rosa California, discovering the local scene, early music influences, the early days of Brother Bear who eventually became State Faults, all of the work that goes into developing a new band and some on-stage mess up stories. We also discuss State Fault's hiatus due to personal and creative exhaustion and the subsequent formation of...

Keith sits down with Will Putney to discuss the same day release of "The Nothing That Is" by Fit For An Autopsy and "Highly Irresponsible" by Better Lovers, all the prep work that went into the double release day, the gear selection process for the current Better Lovers tour, digital vs. analog gear, Will's early history with music, discovering the local scene and his path to becoming a leading (a...

Keith sits down with Rachel Rubino to discuss growing up in Long Island, discovering the scene in the late 90's, influential bands, the impact of seeing On the Might of Princes for the first time had on Rachel and some of the difficulties she navigated in the male-dominated scene at the time. We also discuss Rachel's earlier work in the bands Regarding I and Bridge and Tunnel, joining Open City as...

Keith sits down with Chad Neptune to discuss growing up in South Florida, his history with music and early influences, being inspired to start playing bass guitar through discovering the local scene, joining the band Ikthus which eventually became Strongarm, the band's history and the scene in South Florida at the time, their debut LP "The Advent of a Miracle" which became the first Solid State re...

Keith sits down with Chris Simpson to discuss living in Austin, how the city has changed over the years, our lives in sobriety, Mineral, the recording of their final LP "EndSerenading", their near major-label experience and the reasons behind the band's breakup. We also discuss the beginning of Chris's solo work with Zookeeper, the new creative approach Chris took while working on the material and...

Keith meets individually with Jeremy Gomez and Eric Richter to discuss their new band Suburban Eyes, the earliest incarnation of the band which also included Chris Simpson of Mineral and Kerry McDonald of Christie Front Drive, band influences, the recording of their debut self titled LP on Spartan Records and the future of the band. Keith also does a full deep dive with Jeremy and Eric on their pe...

Keith sits down with Dave Masters to discuss growing up in Arizona, discovering the local scene, moving to Los Angeles, the formation of Signal Hill and the early days of the band. We also discuss the recording of their debut LP "More After We're Gone", the band's creative process, learning to work remotely after members moved to different places, the band's new LP "Discarded Futures", the process...

Keith sits down with Julian Rosen to discuss growing up in Staten Island, Julian's initial hesitation towards the arts and music but learning to embrace them via a children's theatre group, early show going experiences and discovering emo and post hardcore music. We also discuss Julian's early work in the band Davey Crockett and their evolution into Common Sage, recording and releasing the debut 2...

Keith sits down with Quinn Murphy to discuss growing up in Providence RI, navigating life as young child between multiple foster homes and relatives in New York City, discovering the scene via skateboarding, the formation of Verse, band influences, the touring life and the circumstances that led to end of the band. We also discuss Love Letter, the evolution of the band, recording the debut LP "Eve...

Keith sits down with Scott Vogel to discuss life as a touring musician, Scott's intro to hardcore and the scene in Buffalo at the time, early musical influences and Scott's early work in bands like Lost Cause, Slugfest and Despair. We also discuss Buried Alive, the formation of their band, their debut LP "The Death of Your Perfect World", the end of the band, Scott's move to Los Angeles and the fo...

Keith sits down with Rodrigo Palma to discuss growing up in Chile under dictatorship rule, the Chilean Plebiscite, how Rodrigo and his family emigrated to New York, early musical influences, Rodrigo's band Empire State Games and some of their history, some of Rodrigo's other bands throughout the years including Judah Johnson, trends and changes in the scene over the years and joining Saves the Day...

Keith meets individually with each member of This Day Forward to discuss the band's recent reunion shows, how they decided to reunite, the leadup to the shows, their history and discography, the future of This Day Forward and more. Vadim Taver - Guitar / Vocals Mike Shaw - Vocals Gary Shaw - Bass Mike Golen - Guitar Colin Frangicetto - Drums Brendan Ekstrom - Guitar

Keith sits down with Ben Jorgensen to discuss early musical influences, the formation of Armor for Sleep, recording the debut LP "Dream to Make Believe" and some struggles the band endured during the making of the record and after its release. We also discuss the making of their follow up LP "What To Do When You Are Dead", the band's rise in notoriety after its release, signing with Warner Brother...